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31grind — verb (past and past participle ground) 1》 reduce to small particles or powder by crushing. 2》 sharpen, smooth, or produce by crushing or friction. ↘operate (a mill or machine) by turning the handle. 3》 rub together gratingly. ↘press or… …
32trudge — [[t]trʌdʒ[/t]] v. trudged, trudg•ing, n. 1) to walk, esp. laboriously or wearily 2) to walk laboriously or wearily along or over 3) a laborious or tiring walk; tramp • Etymology: 1540–50; perh. b. tread and drudge trudg′er, n …
33trudge — [c]/trʌdʒ / (say truj) verb (trudged, trudging) –verb (i) 1. to walk. 2. to walk laboriously or wearily. –verb (t) 3. to walk laboriously or wearily along or over: he trudged the streets. –noun 4. a long laborious walk. {origin uncertain}… …
34plod — v. & n. v. (plodded, plodding) 1 intr. (often foll. by along, on, etc.) walk doggedly or laboriously; trudge. 2 intr. (often foll. by at) work slowly and steadily. 3 tr. tread or make (one s way) laboriously. n. the act or a spell of plodding.… …
35quarry — 1. n. & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 an excavation made by taking stone etc. for building etc. from its bed. 2 a place from which stone etc. may be extracted. 3 a source of information, knowledge, etc. v. ( ies, ied) 1 tr. extract (stone) from a quarry. 2… …
36by the sweat of one's brow — {adv. phr.} By hard work; by tiring effort; laboriously. * /Even with modern labor saving machinery, the farmer makes his living by the sweat of his brow./ …
37plough — or[plow through] {v. phr.} Pass through laboriously. * /Saw had to plough through hundreds of pages of American history to get ready for his test./ …
38push on — {v. phr.} To press forward; proceed forward laboriously. * /The exhausted mountain climbers pushed on, despite the rough weather, as the peak was already in sight./ …
39by the sweat of one's brow — {adv. phr.} By hard work; by tiring effort; laboriously. * /Even with modern labor saving machinery, the farmer makes his living by the sweat of his brow./ …
40plough — or[plow through] {v. phr.} Pass through laboriously. * /Saw had to plough through hundreds of pages of American history to get ready for his test./ …
